What is protection; patronage and care; guidance. Which by his auspice they will nobler make. Dryden. Note: In this sense the word is generally plural, auspices; as, under the auspices of the king called?
auspice — Protection; patronage and care; guidance. Which by his auspice they will nobler make. Dryden. Note: In this sense the word is generally plural, auspices; as, under the auspices of the king. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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